I went to the SF city council meeting last night to ask some questions about the Sanford land donation to the city. I wanted to get the ones in the know on record. This is what I have so far:
• The donation still needs to be approved by the council, that has not been put on an agenda yet.
• According to Mayor Munson, they are only donating 50 acres for the youth football fields and parking lots.
• Since Sanford is a non-profit, they have special property tax assessment, so it doesn’t really matter who owns the land.
• Councilor Costello met with Sanford, and he says as he understands it the city will be only responsible for maintaining the fields and parking lots they build.
I finished by saying I had some questions because the story in the newspaper and the press release from the mayor’s office was “A little murky†and councilor Costello commented, “You feel our pain.â€
Que Led Zeppelin’s Communication Breakdown
Watch the questioning of a crazy man here. I also informed the council what a mural was, they seem to be confused about art a lot.